Guide Entry to 97.06.01:

This curriculum unit is a “hands-on” approach on a primary level (which can be extended to the intermediate grades) to explaining the different effects certain weather conditions and a few other influences have on our Earth. This is done through hands-on activities and a series of experiments.

The curriculum unit is introduced by way of the seashore using Eric Carle’s A House for Hermit Crab which is especially meaningful for children who live near the coast. This is also done in a hands-on manner.

Prior to the main part of the curriculum, the continents, the continents’ formation and the geography of the Earth are explained—again in a hands-on manner.

The following weather conditions and environmental influences are covered:

1. Winds 6. Monsoons

2. Hurricanes 7. Heat and Temperature

3. Ocean Currents 8. Volcanoes

4. Tidewater Basins 9. Erosion

5. El Niño 10. Global Pollution

Also included are a sequence, a glossary, adult and children’s bibliographies, a pacing chart and additional resources.